What color is #1D2F49?

#1D2F49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2F49?

The RGB value is 29, 47, 73: 29 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2F49?

The complementary color is #49371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2F49 color

#1D2F49 rgb(29, 47, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D2F49 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18.4% green and 28.6% blue (29, 47, 73).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 43% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#1D2F49 color codes

HEX	`#1D2F49`
RGB	`rgb(29, 47, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 43%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 60%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 36%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.12, 1.66, -18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.12, 18.46, 275.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.725, 2.775, 6.694)`
Decimal	`1912649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2F49, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1D2F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1D2F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2f49; }
.text { color: #1d2f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 47 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2f49, #211d49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D2F49?: #1D2F49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2F49?: The RGB value is 29, 47, 73: 29 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2F49?: The complementary color is #49371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.